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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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